Stark regional differences are seen as jailings grow significantly in the Middle East and North Africa. Dozens of journalists are held without charge, many in secret prisons. A CPJ special report
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| Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Burma, Burundi, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, India, Iran, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ivory Coast, Journalist Assistance, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Morocco, Rwanda, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Reports
| Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Relying heavily on vague antistate charges, authorities jail 145 journalists worldwide. Eritrea, Burma, and Uzbekistan are also among the worst jailers of the press. A CPJ special report
Dangerous Assignments
| Algeria, Bosnia, Colombia, Eritrea, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe
Journalist Deaths Hit Decade Peak
Half in Iraq; record number in Somalia
Some press gains are reported in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan but the Color Revolutions have yet to deliver lasting reforms.
An Uzbek reporter risked her life to tell the world of Andijan assault.
Dangerous Assignments
| Afghanistan, Benin, Central Asia, China, Colombia, Eritrea, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe
In the months following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, journalists around the world confronted an unprecedented press freedom crisis.
Dangerous Assignments
| Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Georgia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, OSCE, Russia, Turkey
There are two views of the press in Armenia today. The first holds that
the press is entirely free to report as it chooses. The second is that
the press is irresponsible. One thing is certain: In the absence of
censorship, Armenian officials resort to verbal pressure and sometimes
physical retribution, to knock journalists into line.
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